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Marine Dimensions

Connecting people with our marine world

  • About Us
  • About the Wildlife
    • What can we find on the beach?
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      • Sharks and Rays
        • Small Spotted Catshark Fact File
        • Bull Huss Fact File
        • Thornback Ray Fact File
        • Spotted Ray Fact File
        • Small Eyed Ray Fact File
        • Blonde Ray Fact File
        • Cuckoo Ray Fact File
        • Undulate Ray Fact File
        • Flapper Skate Fact File
        • White Skate Fact File
  • Marine Conservation Projects
    • Purse Search Ireland
      • What is a Mermaid’s Purse?
      • Identifying Shark and Ray Eggcases
        • How to Identify a Mermaid’s Purse
      • Reporting your Mermaid’s Purse Sightings
      • Mermaid’s Purse Sightings Form
    • Seal Pup Rescue in Bray
    • What to do if you find a seal pup on the beach
    • What to do if you find a whale, dolphin or porpoise on the beach
  • Marine Biology Careers
    • Marine Biology Career FAQs
      • Do Marine Biologists Have to SCUBA Dive?
    • Marine Biology and Wildlife Conservation – Paid Jobs
    • Marine Biology Internships and Conservation Volunteering in Ireland
  • Resources
    • Resources for Teachers
      • Explorers Education Programme
      • Elasmo Shark Education Programme
    • Resources for Beachcombing, Tidepooling and Rockpooling
      • Books and Field Guides
        • A Beachcomber’s Guide to Shells and other Wildlife Found on the Seashore
      • Tide times
    • Reports and Publications
  • Course and Workshops
    • The virtual Marine Experience workshop
    • The Marine Explorer workshop
    • Kids Sea Camps
    • The virtual Introduction to Marine Biology for Teens course
      • Marine Biology for Teens Course Resources
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Welcome to Marine Dimensions!

We work with and for communities pursuing sustainable solutions for the marine environment using education, outreach and innovation as tools for positive change.

We specialise in informal education

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Our outreach employs engaging techniques

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And we love to get outdoors

One of our community driven conservation projects involved a seal pup rescue with a difference!

When local residents happened upon a seal pup in trouble on Bray Beach, we did not consider that it would have much chance of survival.  However, the local community went above and beyond to make this a good news story!

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Find out more here

 

we love science based people power!

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Purse Search Ireland is an exciting fisheries conservation project that involves public participation, so that means you can take part!  The project is basically a massive nationwide search for mermaids' purses, the eggcases of sharks, skates and rays. We're hunting for these eggcases because they can provide valuable information on the location of nursery areas for Ireland's egglaying sharks, skates and rays. Information on nursery areas is crucial for effective conservation management and protection of vulnerable species. It's also important for the sustainable development

Have you seen a mermaid’s purse?

Mermaid’s purses are the eggcases of sharks, skates and rays.  Observations of purses on beaches can help us to learn more about species that may be vulnerable or rare.

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Report your sighting here

Bringing the marine environment into the classroom

Our team enjoyed providing engaging workshops to schools on Ireland's east coast through the Marine Institute's Explorer Education Programme over a number of years. However, we have now stepped back to focus on other projects and are delighted to refer schools to Seashore Kidz, the new Outreach Centre for Dublin and Wicklow.  Please contact Mona McCrea for more information,  Email: seashoretrips@gmail.com.  Tel: 087 699 5699. … Find out more here about Explorers Education Programme workshops



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